1,462 sightings🎥 939 with video0 in the last 12 months🗓️ 2010–2019
What stands out
- 44% of sightings in the 2010s with a time were seen at night (9 pm to 5 am), against 44% of all sightings.
- The busiest hour is 9 pm.
- The busiest year so far is 2019, with 291 reports.
- 25% come from the United States.
- The most-reported shape is light (113).
When
20102019
Show as a table
| Sightings per year | Sightings |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 25 |
| 2011 | 97 |
| 2012 | 175 |
| 2013 | 190 |
| 2014 | 218 |
| 2015 | 85 |
| 2016 | 57 |
| 2017 | 108 |
| 2018 | 216 |
| 2019 | 291 |
12 am11 pm
Show as a table
| Time of day | Sightings |
|---|---|
| 12 am | 3 |
| 1 am | 9 |
| 2 am | 8 |
| 3 am | 6 |
| 4 am | 6 |
| 5 am | 3 |
| 6 am | 3 |
| 7 am | 2 |
| 8 am | 3 |
| 9 am | 2 |
| 10 am | 3 |
| 11 am | 1 |
| 12 pm | 4 |
| 1 pm | 4 |
| 2 pm | 5 |
| 3 pm | 5 |
| 4 pm | 7 |
| 5 pm | 7 |
| 6 pm | 6 |
| 7 pm | 8 |
| 8 pm | 10 |
| 9 pm | 14 |
| 10 pm | 7 |
| 11 pm | 4 |
JanDec
Show as a table
| Month of the year | Sightings |
|---|---|
| Jan | 126 |
| Feb | 98 |
| Mar | 106 |
| Apr | 117 |
| May | 109 |
| Jun | 96 |
| Jul | 171 |
| Aug | 128 |
| Sep | 126 |
| Oct | 145 |
| Nov | 108 |
| Dec | 132 |
Where
- United States364 25%
- Canada53 4%
- United Kingdom50 3%
- Mexico28 2%
- Australia24 2%
- Russia16 1%
- Germany11 1%
- Argentina10 1%
- Brazil10 1%
- Puerto Rico9 1%
- California51 3%
- Arizona20 1%
- New York17 1%
- Nevada17 1%
- Texas14 1%
- New Mexico10 1%
- South Carolina8 1%
- Washington7 0%
- Georgia7 0%
- Florida7 0%
- Phoenix, Arizona11
- Roswell, New Mexico9
- Area 51, Nevada9
- San Diego, California9
- Pacific Ocean off San Diego, United States7
What people saw
See all 1,462 sightings on a map → More reports
Counted from the sightings on this site, as reported — shapes, times and places are what witnesses said. Updated hourly.
Explore more
What’s that light?Identify a light in the sky tonight — planets, satellites, rockets, planesStarlink in the skyWhy a line of lights looks like a UFO, and when to see oneUAP explainedWhat UAP means — AARO, reports, laws, hearings and whistleblowersUFO newsThe latest UFO and UAP news, official releases and developmentsUFO videos & documentariesThe famous UFO videos and the documentaries, films and books about themArea 51The Nevada base at the centre of UFO lore — history, claims and sightings nearbySkinwalker RanchThe Utah ranch studied by government-funded researchers — history and claimsExplore by placeSightings in every country and US state — shaded maps, rankings and chartsCollectionsTopic deep dives: near nuclear sites, over water, Tic Tacs, triangles, pilot witnesses and moreWhat was that last night?Rocket launches, Starlink trains and fireballs that people reported as UFOsUFO waves & burstsWhen many people saw the same thing — mass sightings by place and date, on a mapOfficial UFO filesGovernment UFO files and releasesUAP EncyclopediaEvery case, person, program and place, with sourcesUAP TimelineDated events in UFO history from 1947, each with sourcesSightings mapEvery sighting with a place, on one map